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Voltera, a leader and manufacturer of additive and printed electronics technology, has announced the launch of NOVA, a groundbreaking platform for printing fl exible hybrid electronics. NOVA uses direct-ink write technology to print circuits on soft, stretchable, and conformable surfaces.
“This fi rst-of-its-kind benchtop machine unlocks rapid fl exible hybrid electronics prototyping and the ability to experiment with custom inks and substrates,” said Alroy Almeida, CEO and co-founder of Voltera. “NOVA is already being used to innovate how humankind explores deep space; to develop printed, on- skin sensors for medical imaging; and to prototype clothing that can measure your heart rate yet can go through the gentle cycle in your washing machine.”
NOVA’s precision extrusion technology makes it easier and faster to conduct research by enabling rapid benchtop iteration, leading to more reliable results and lower costs.
“With NOVA, we can make devices and align them to sub 10-micron precision, which is essential to everything that we do,” said Alex Kashkin, Graduate Researcher, Velasquez Group at MIT, who is using NOVA to develop printed electron sources for neutralising ionic thruster plumes in low-earth orbit. “If we have a 20-micron deviation, our devices explode. We need a lot of precision, we need to have tuned materials, and NOVA enables both.”
NOVA features: Semi-automated calibration - New material calibration can happen anywhere between a few minutes to a few hours. It no longer takes months to dial-in print settings. NOVA creates high-resolution prints using any screen printable material; Vacuum Table and custom fi xturing - Print directly onto soft, fl exible, 3D printed, and unevenly shaped materials. Made from porous titanium, the Vacuum Table applies uniform airfl ow to substrates. It is easily removed to expose custom fi xturing elements for securing rigid substrates like glass or traditional FR4 boards; Smart Dispenser - NOVA senses the pressure, temperature, and viscosity of any ink or screen-printable material. It is so precise, you can print anything on everything; Integrated vision system - Align and inspect prints quickly using an onboard camera with an AR print overlay.
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